Talking-machine



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Amig/mon FILED Aus.l1,`1919.`

Patented. foot. 26, 1920.

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l TALKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-7, 19.19.

Patented 001; 26,1920.

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ERANK e. BONNET, oF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TALKING-MACHINE.

Application mea August 7, i919. serial No. siam.

' To allwhom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK C. BONNET, a citizen of the United States,residin at Chica o, in the county of Cook and tate '5 of Illinois, haveinvented new and use ful Improvements in Talking-Machines, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to talking machines wherein a plurality of recorddisks are brought into playing position, one after the other, and theinvention has for its object to provide a novel and improved means forautomatically effecting the transfer of the disks from a supply stack tothe turn table 15 of the machine. The object stated is attained byvmeans of i a combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafterdescribed and Iclaimed, and in order that the same may be betterunderstood, reference is had to the accompanying drawings forminga partofthis specification.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is an elevation of the machine; Fig. 2 is a plan view withparts broken away;'

Fig. 3 is an enlarged' section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 4 is a detail in perspective. v

Referring specifically to 'the drawings, theinvention is shown a pliedto a talking machine employing -a at record disk which is supported,when in playing position, on a turn table 11. The usual swinging tonearm 12 carries a sound box 13 equip ed with xa stylus or needle 14 whichtrave s in 'thegrooves of the record disk.

These parts are all of well known design, and henceneed not be describedin detail.

A fragment of the cabinet of the machine is shown at 15. Fig. 1 showstwo records on the turn table, the bottom one having been played, andthe needle now engaging the top one and playing the same.l A means hasbeen provided for supportingfa stack of records above the turn table,from which stack one record afterthe other is lowered lto the turntable'to be played. This stack of records is indicated by the reference'character 10". A j

The top of the cabinet 15 supports uprights 16 carrying .at the top' a`rectangular open frame 17.. v on which the records 10 are centered hasan upwardv extension as shown on -which the i Specicatin of LettersPatent. l

The turn table spindle 18l Patented Oct. 26, 1920.

ords is supported by the following means: A rod19 carried by the frame17 extends across the latter and is so positioned that it comes beneaththe stack 10a close to the edge of. the bottom record as shown in Fig.2. piametrically opposite the rod 19.the stack is supported by a feed/wheel having four arms 20, 21, 22 and 23, respectively. This t feed-Awheel is .horizontally positioned and carried by av rotatable verticalshaft 24.' At one of the corners of the frame 17 is mounted a plate 25carrying a post 26 on which isl strung a number of leather strips 27which are inserted between vthe records 10 to slightly space the saine,these strips being so located that thespacing is close to the\ feedwheel.'

. The fe'ed wheel is designed to be given a turn in aelock-wisedirection after a record is played, and thereby release the bottomrecord 10a of the stack.l It will be noted that the advancing edges 'ofthe arms 20 and 22'are tapered to an edge so that they `may slide underthel stack smoothly. The feed wheel is normally ,ositioned so that thearm -20 l(or tlie arm 22 ,is beneath the stack and supporting' the sameon one side of its center by engaging the bottom record, the support onthe other side being the rodJ 19. The

arms 21 and 23 are slightlyl higher than the arms 20 and 22, and thespacing of the arms is such that justbefore thearm 20 leaves the bottom0f the stack,`the arm. 21 comes beheath/the second record from thebottom of the stack.. `,When the arm 20 clears the stack,

the bottom record drops and the stack isv now supported by the arm 21.As the feed wheel -continues to turn, the farm21 leaves the stack andthe arm v22 comes under the stack d) support it, and the parts are nowin position for another operation, the feed wheel having made a halfrevolution. The records 10a are sufficiently loose on the spin- (lle 18so that ythey may tilt and slide off the rod 19 whenthey are released bythe feed wheel.` The' spacing of the records by 'the strips 27 assuresthe entry lof thelarms 21an`d 23 between the two bottom records. Thereleased bottom record. 1()a slides down,

the spindle 18 and comes into playing position on the turn table'11 oron top of the records 10 already thereon. The 4following lneans areprovided for controlling the operation of the feed wheel:

Tliel'tcn'iev arm 12 has an integral extension 28 at its outer endcarrying the soundy AWhen the tooth 44 is in box 13. To the 'extremityof this extension is fastened a line 29, and the extension rests on anarm pivoted at 31 to a bracket' 32 mounted on top'of the cabinet 15.l Tothe l arm 30 is attached'a lifting line 33`extending upward t'o and overa pulley `34 carriedby the frame 17. At 35 is shown` a housingcontaining a v'spring-motor or other motor of any suitable kind fordriving the feed'wheel, the shaft 24 of the latter extendinginto thehousing. The shaft 24 is belted, as shown at 36, or otherwiseoperatively connected to a spindle 37 having at its upper end a crankarm 38- to withdraw the tooth, the shaft is released 29 and pulls thelever 41 to release the and the. feed wheel 4starts to turn to allowanother record to drop to the turn table 1l as hereinbefore described.

The operation of the mechanism mayl be summarized as follows: Fig. 2shows the tone arm 12 at the beginning of the record groove, and as theselection is played the tone arm movesl toward the center of the recorddisk 10, .carrying with it the eXtension 28, which latter draws on thestring motor .35. VThe length of the string is such that the motor isreleased whenthe tone armA reachesv the end of its record trip. At thisVtimethe extension 28 lrests on the arm 30 near its outer end, and assaid arm swin up, due to the lifting line 33 operated vby the motor, itwill be understood from Figs.

1 and 3.that the tone arm is elevated andv swung outwardly at the sametime, thus clearing the path for thev nextrecord disk about'to drop fromthe elevated stack. The

tone arm swingsv outwardly a sufficient 'distance s o as to becompletely voutl of the path -of 'the descending record disk. The

"elevated mii-.swan

crank arm 38 makes one complete revolution at .each operation` Duringone halfof yits revolntionit draws. on theline-33 to. swin" the lifting'3 0 upwardly to the -dotI hneilosltion shown in fFig. 3, and during thel ofthe revolutionof the crank arm the 11ne 33. 1s paidout-teallow thearm 30'y 'to' 4swingliow'n and again. Iewer the tone arm t'o playing)position, The feed of the. new

,record occurs .when the tene. arm has been laterally to its limit,clear of the deseen the tone arlnispagain 'ositioned in Ia in pea-aen,che-disk se p y g as made 'a complete automatically .'Il'g .record disk.When h] h c 'ne4 aving giiigtone-arx; of a spindle risrevolution, and asthe tooth 44 is now again opposite' the notch 40, and the line 29 isslack, the tooth enters the notch, and the' feed motionis arrested.v

Where an electric motor drive is provided, a suitable arrangement ofswitches will be rovided.

The frame has a depending guide wall 45 along the curved edge of whichthe tone arm 12 "slides when it is elevated and lowered. The curve ofthis edge .is such that when the tone arm descendsand clears the guidewall, it will have been swung inwardly with respect to the record disk 10 on the turn table 1l such a distance as to place the needle at theproper starting point on the record disk. The descent of the tone arm isnot violent, as it is restrained by the line 33, and the needle engagesthe record disk gently and without damage. v

The housing 35 is supported by standards 46 rising from the top of thecabinet 15,

land by a strap 47 connected to one of the uprights 16.

claim: l. The combination with a talking machinehaving a recordsupporting turn tableA and a swinging 'tone arm; of a spindle risingfrom the center of the turn table on which a stack of records is adaptedto be -'impaled, supporting means for the stackengaging the bottom'thereof on one side of its center, a feed wheelY on the other side, saidwheel Ahaving arms one of which normally engages the bottom record ofthe stack, andthe other one coming beneath the record next to the bottomone when the irst mentioned arln is withdrawn from the bottom of thestack, driving means for the feed wheel, a lock for the driving means,and means actuated by the movement of the tone arm for controlling thelock.

.-2. The combination with a talking machine having a record supportingturn table and a swinfring tone arm; of a spindle risnig from t e centerof the turn table on which a 'stack of records is adapted to be`impaled, supporting means for the st'ackengaging the bottom thereof onone side of its center, a feed wheel on the other' side, said wheelhaving arms one of which normally engages the bottom record' of thestack, and the 'other 'one coming beneath the record Anext to the bottomone when thefirst'men- 'tionedarm is `withdrawn from the bottoni` `efthe stalckdriving means for the feed wheel, means actuatedby the'movement of the tone arm for controlling the feed wheel, and .-aconnection between said"` drivingmeaisie ,aI1d .-tl x' a tone arm forelevating' the latte f 3. taai-...sation '--wa a( 'slang ifecdrdsuppcrting-'turntable and a ing from the center of the turn table onwhich a stack of `records is adapted to be impaled, supporting means forthe stack engaging the bottom thereof on one side of 1ts center, a feedwheel'on the other side, said wheel having arms one ofplwhich no1'-mally engages the bottom record of the stack, and the other one comingbeneath the record next to the bottoni one when the first 'mentioned armis withdrawn from the bottom of the stack, driving means for the feedwheel, means actuated by the'movement of the tone arm for controllingthe feed wheel,

a connection between said driving means and the'tone arm for elevatingthe latter, and a'gulde engageable by the tone'arm for swinging the samelaterally to starting po' sition.

il, The combination with a talking machine having a record supportingturn table and a swinging tone arm; of a spindle Vrising from the centerof the turn table on which a stack of records isadapted to be impaled,supporting means for the stack engaging the bottom thereof on one sideof its center, a feed wheel on the other side,

. said wheel having arms one of which normally engages the bottomvrecord of the stack, and the other' one coming beneath the record nextto the= bottom one when the first mentioned arm is withdrawn from thebottom of the stack, means adjacent to the feed wheel and independentthereof for spacing the records' in the stack,'said means beingadjustable for insertion between the records,

t driving means for the feed wheel, and

means actuated by the movement of the tone arm for controlling the feedwheel.

5. The combinationr with a talking machine having a record supportingturn table 1and a swinging tone arm; of a spindle vrising from thecenter of the turn table on which a stack of records is adapted to beimpaled, supporting means for the stack' engaging the bottom" thereof onone' side of its center,a feed wheel on the other side,

said wheel having arms one of which normally engages the bottom recordof the stack and the other one bein higher than the iirst mentioned arman coming beneath the record next to the bottom one 'when said firstmentioned arm iswithdrawn from the bottom ofthe stack, means adjacent tothe feed wheel and independent:A thereof for spacing the records in thestack,l

said means being ad'ustable for -insertion between the records, rivingmeans for the feed wheel, and means actuated "by the' movement ofthetone armforcontrolling 4the feedwheel. v v

6. The combination with a talking machine having a record supportingturn table aidaswingmg tone arm; of means for supporting a plurality of.records in 'a' stack 05 'above the turn table,4 means for deliveringtherecords one after the other to the turn` above the turn table, meansfor delivering the records one after the other to the turn table fromthe bottom of the'stack, driving-,

means for said delivering means, a lock forH the driving means, meansactuated by-l the movement -of the tone arm for' vcontrolling the lock,and means forelevating the tone arm 8. The combination -withla talkingma.-

chine' having a record supporting turn table porting 'a plurality ofrecords in a :stack above the turn table, meansA for delivering therecords vone after the. otherv to the turn table from the bottom 'ofthestack, means actuated by the movement lof the tone arm for controllingsuch delivery, .means for' elevating the tone arm, and a guideengageable by the tone arm foi-swinging the Same I laterally to startingposition.' t

9. The combination with la talking' machine having a lrecord supportingtur'n table and a swinging tone arm; ofmeans for supe porting aplurality? of records in a stack above the turn table, means fordelivering the records one after the other to the' turn table, drivingmeans for said dellvering means, a lock for the driving means, means anda swinging tone arm; of means for supactuated by the movement of thetone arm' for controlling the lock, and means .for Swingin the tone armclear of the dlsks before t eir delive to the turn table, said.

means Aoperating a ter. the delivery-kof the disks to restore thetone\arm to playing position. v

10. vThelconibination with a talking machine having a recordsupportingturn table and a swinging tone arm; 'of means for supporting aplurality of records in a stack above the turn table, means4 fordelivering the records one after the other to the tur'n table, drivingmeans for said delivering` means, a 'lock for the driving means, meansactuated by the movement of the tone arm' for controlling .the lock, and

means for swinging the tone arm clear Df thedisks before their deliverytothe turn table said means operatin after the delivery' of the disks torestore t e tone armto playing position.

p 11; The combination with a'talking ma-I chine having a recordsupporting turntable and a swinging tone arm;v of meansffor-sup- 'meansactuated bythe aforesaid driving abrovefthel turn table, means fordelivering the records one after; the other to the turn table, drivingmeans for said delivering meanm lock for the driving means, meansactuated by the movement 'of the tone arm for controlling the'lock,means for swinging the tone arm-clear of the disks before their deliveryto the turn table, said means operating after the delivery of the -disksto restore the tone arm to playing position, .and

means engageable by the tone arm for guidl ing' the same to its startingplace on the the records one after the other to the turn,`

12. The combination with a talking machine having a recordv supportingturn table and a swinging tone arm; of means for supporting pluralityiofrecords in a stack above the turn table, means for delivering table,,driving means for said delivering means, a lock for the driving means,means f actuated by thev movement of the tone arm for controlling thelock, and a verticallyl swinging member engageable with the tone arm forswinging the same clear of the disks before their delivery to the turntable, said mem-ber being actuated by the aforesaid driving means andoperating after the -delivery of the disks to restore the'tone arm toplaying position.

13. The combination with a talking machine hav-ing arecord supportingturntable and a swinging tone'arm; of means for supporting a pluralityof records in a stack above the turn table, means for delivering therecords one after the other to the turnl table, ,driving means for saiddelivering means, a lock for the drivingmeans, means actuated bythemovement of the tone arm :for controlling the lock, a, vertically swing-"mg member engageable with the tone arm for swinging the same v'clear ofthe disks be- Afore their delivery to the turntable, and for restoring"the tone arm to playing position after delivery of the disks, a crankarm actuated by the aforesaid driving means, and an actuating connectionbetween the crank arm for controlling the lock, a vertically swing ingmember engageable with the tone arm 4for swinging the same clear ofthedisks .be-

tore their delivery to the turn table, and for restoring the tone arm toplaying position afterk delivery of the disks, a crank arm actuated: bythe aforesaid driving means, an actuating connection between the crankarm and lthe swinging member, and means eilgageable by the tone arin forguiding the samey to its starting place on the record.

In testimony whereof l ax my si nature.

FRANK C.' BON ET.

